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All computer users, at home or in the
office, are exposed to more security risks than they can possibly
imagine. Criminals and unprincipled deadbeats constantly prey on
unsuspecting victims.
For Your Own Protection You Need To Know...
- HOW TO keep
your sensitive files away from prying eyes;
- HOW TO protect
your PC from malicious attacks;
- HOW TO keep
your online banking, shopping and e-mail safe.
And rejoice in the improved performance once all the crap is disposed
of, and you've rid yourself of all those annoyances that plague
you every day.
Thugs, crims and swindlers aren't just lurking in dark alleys
any more!
Now they're online, and they've become a lot more sophisticated.
They hire clever but unprincipled programmers to fashion their underhand
schemes and "cyber-weapons" for them.
There is a
small, inexpensive, readily available and quite legal device
that can be secretly attached to any computer in under 10 seconds,
without opening the case. It will record every keystroke that
is entered at that computer from then on?
- Could a visitor set such a trap on your home PC?
- How safe is that public terminal you sometimes use?
- How at-risk is the PC at your reception desk or front counter?
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And that's just one way. There are many others which require no
physical access to your computer at all!
Your address book, customer database, price-list, banking details,
credit card numbers, passwords everything is open to theft,
abuse and prying eyes?
How confident are you that someone, somewhere doesn't already have
access to your most sensitive documents? Anything the crims can
steal from you they will sell to the highest bidder if they can't
use it themselves.
Couldn't happen to you? Get Real!
These thugs don't go looking for specific individuals. You
don't have to be famous, successful or some sort of "known
target". They use automated software that constantly scans
huge chunks of the Internet looking for ANY unprotected computer
that happens to be on-line.
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"There
is now a 50% chance of being infected by an Internet worm
within just 12 minutes of being online using an unprotected,
unpatched Windows PC."
- Sophos Inc. - Threat Management Solutions
"Average
time-to-exploitation ... for an unprotected computer is measured
in minutes."
-
United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)
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One indicator of the extent of the problem is the massive amount
of spam pervading the Internet. While you may think spam is a different
problem to security, they're closely related. Here's how
Most spam is distributed through hundreds of millions of PCs owned
by unsuspecting people just like you. Their computers have been
"enslaved" by a rogue program completely unknown
to the owner/operators of the computer. This method of spam dissemination
conceals the true spam originator from the eyes of any authorities.
The hundreds of millions of owners of those hundreds of millions
of compromised PCs have no clue that they are accomplices in one
of the great scourges of the modern era.
It's no exaggeration to talk in terms of millions,
tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of computers. Nobody
knows exactly how many Internet users there are worldwide, but certainly
in excess of a billion (a thousand million) and probably closer
to two billion.
But being an unwitting spammer is not the worst of it for the owner/user
of an infected PC. You see, bots can steal from a PC just as easily
as they can use it for spamming.
The modern cyber-crim doesn't break into a PC so he can wreak havoc
with mindless destruction, such as deleting files, leaving disgusting
messages, sending your browser to pornographic websites, inundating
you with "adult" pop-ups, etc.
Sure, all of that happens too, and vindictive "script-kiddies"
are as active as ever, but today's real cyber-crim is much smarter
than that. His goal is to make money.
Data that is stolen without the owner's knowledge is much more
valuable, because it can be monetized before you can take preventative
measures, such as changing passwords or canceling credit cards.
Another indicator of malicious intrusion is degraded performance.
There can be a number of reasons why a computer appears to be running
much slower than it used to, or is prone to lockups and crashes.
Very high on the list of reasons is that it has been compromised
in some way.
We've seen PC owners almost speechless at how
their computers have become "like new again" after
a thorough housekeeping and clean-out of malware.
OK, so the dangers are real and very, very prevalent. And if you
are running an unprotected PC connected to the Internet, you probably
already have at least some problems.
So what's the answer?
My
name is Bill Hely and I assembled my
first computer in a plywood case almost 30 years ago, long before
there was any such thing as a "PC".
That was a long time ago, but it was the beginning of a fascination
with information technology that I turned into a long and successful
career.
After gaining a wide range of experience with various companies,
I went freelance for almost 2 decades as an IT consultant specialising
in the small business community. Today I limit my 1-on-1 consulting
work to security and the Internet, and to a small, select group
of long-term clients.
But I have distilled those decades of experience
into a very special resource ... one that I want to share with every
computer user who understands the need for protection and vigilance.
My main interest now is in creating, maintaining and supporting
educational materials for the people who need help the most. They
are the individuals and small business operators who don't have
the luxury of on-tap computer support staff.
In recent years I have translated my knowledge and experience into
several very special eBooks. Some would classify them as "technical"
books, but in fact they are quite the opposite.
My goal is to make important technical topics understandable to
the non-technical reader, so in that context I guess you could call
them "non-technical books". I'm proud to say they have
been praised by all types from beginners to experts and industry
professionals. You'll find comments from some of them below.
My best known publication by far is The Hacker's Nightmare.
It has been repeatedly enhanced and updated since mid 2003, and
is now unchallenged as the #1 plain-language guide to computer
and Internet security.
When I was researching and writing The Hacker's Nightmare
I was determined that there would be many individual chapters that
alone would be worth the cost of the whole book. Based on feedback
from my readers I'm confident that I have achieved that aim. Read
some of the testimonials for yourself.
Real people just like you, solving very real problems and protecting
themselves from the threats of the Internet.
With your purchase of The Hacker's Nightmare you'll
learn, in simple jargon-free terms, how to...
- Root out malware that has already taken
up residence in your PC
- Securely block the pathways hackers
can use to gain access to your data
- Protect against future attacks and
infestations
- Recognize the tricks of the spammers,
scammers and eavesdroppers
- Keep prying eyes away from your sensitive
documents
And that's just a fraction of the knowledge you'll gain from
this landmark work.
What you discover here could save your personal life or your business
from embarrassment, crippling losses, possibly prosecution, even
loss of your identity or your business.
In recent years, as the Internet became an integral part of business
operations, I have been called upon more and more often to rescue
what could be saved from the wreckage of disastrous events
disastrous to precious data and equally precious time.
My involvement with many different businesses, in numerous locations
and over a long period of time, has led me to an inescapable conclusion:
Small business management and staff
from The Boss on down are woefully uneducated in even the
basics of computer and Internet security.
And that goes double for the average home computer
user.
Please don't take offense I'm not laying blame on you personally.
For years the media and self-proclaimed experts have been telling
you how "hard" and how "complex" it all is.
And now, thanks to years of misinformation, we've got millions
of people out there operating under all manner of potentially disastrous
delusions... such as believing that installing an anti-virus program
is "protection".
Take just 5 minutes...
... to read the rest of this page, while I explain some important
facts of life about data security, the Internet, your home/office
computers maybe even the continued existence of your business
or the integrity of your identity.
Once you become aware of the true facts, I look forward to helping
you guard against the hackers, worms and other 'germs' that threaten
your time, your computers, your profitability, your data
even your very livelihood.
Taking at least some preventative action in an unplanned, piecemeal
fashion is better than taking no action at all. But you will soon
discover such an approach is at best a case of two steps forward
and one backwards. The attacks will never cease and, with an unplanned
"plug 'n pray" approach, the holes will always be there.
Contrary to popular belief, PC and Internet security
is not all that difficult. It just needs to be done right.
The Hacker's Nightmare is much more than an instruction
manual. It is also an education in developing a safety mindset ...
and it is about giving YOU the power to take back control of your
own welfare, security and peace-of-mind, without any significant
expense.
It is about effectively addressing your delusions and correcting
your ignorance of the real facts, without the need for technical
expertise, consultants or expensive products and services.
Because Windows doesn't provide what you need to protect yourself,
some inexpensive security software is necessary. But I give you
all of the what, when, where, why and how to make the right decisions
at minimum cost.
The Hacker's Nightmare
distills everything of importance
that I have learned over many years about how to
PREVENT disasters, instead of just
how to clean up after the damage is done.
These strategies have been proven to work time and again and have
become a valuable resource for thousands of computer users all over
the world.
This is the stuff your expensive consultant won't teach you.
I'll show you, in simple, jargon-free terms, how to take all necessary
preventative actions without resorting to outside experts or expensive
suites of software.
In case you've been living in a cave, here's a brief summary of
just some of the threats that are hammering computer usersboth
businesses and privateevery hour of every day:
- Viruses, worms and trojans waste hours of
your time, as you try to protect against them and clean up after
them. And how good a "cleanup" job are you really
doing anyway?
- Spyware gathers information about your browsing
& online habits, or even personal information such as passwords
and account numbers, and sends it off to "interested parties".
- "Script kiddies" steal anything
of value and trash the rest.
- Identity thieves can empty your bank accounts,
make purchases in your name, max out your credit cards, and
capture sensitive information from your eMails and other correspondence.
Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes, both online
and off.
- Spam is a massive annoyance and time waster
and often conceals more insidious threats.
- Keyloggers can record every keystroke you
type at a keyboard, and pass that mother-lode of information
on to professional criminals.
- "Dumpster divers" can rat through
your rubbish bins for clues to passwords, account numbers, identity
information, etc. You'd be amazed how an extensive profile can
be built up, bit by bit, from seemingly innocuous scraps of
rubbish found in almost everyone's trash.
- If you're in business, hackers seek commercially
sensitive information they can sell to your competitors or otherwise
use against you.
And that's just a few of the more common threats. Attacks, both
crude and sophisticated, some damaging, others just invasive, striking
without warning and from many different directions, both online
and off.
It is the small business owner and the average home computer user
who suffers most from these malicious, never-ending attacks.
- The authorities and
"watchdog" agencies can't protect you against a menace
that crosses national boundaries.
- There are no effective
cyber-police you can call on.
- Your antivirus program
is simply not enough any more (even if you do choose the right
one, which most people don't know how to do).
Yes, Internet-land is a tough, complex, unforgiving, even malicious
world, but there's no need to despair. You are NOT helpless! You
can now discover, step-by-simple-step, how to keep the hackers,
worms and other "germs" out of your PC and out of your
life . . . once and for all!
Even if you aren't a "techie" you now have a way to arm
yourself against threats to your computer and the personal information
it contains. You can do it without learning a lot of technical detail
and without spending a lot of money.
In fact, some of the best defense tools can be had completely free
of charge, and none of the commercial protective software you'll
need is expensive. You just need to know what they are, where to
get them, the strengths and limitations of each, and how to apply
them.
In other words, you just need the right information and informed
guidance. There is a big difference between, for example, an
anti-spyware package and the right anti-spyware package.
A VERY big difference!
You also need to know...
- What the threats are (there are many more
than you might think).
- Why each threat or vulnerability is a danger
to you and how each can be used against you
- What specialist measures are suitable to
block each one and which is the best to use.
- Where to get the necessary protection.
- How to apply that protection for best results.
- How to keep your security up-to-date without
investing a lot of time on it.
The Hacker's Nightmare will transform
YOU
from an easy mark into a hard target.
It will turn YOU into a hacker's and cyber-crim's Worst Nightmare!
You'll get wise to the cyber-grub's favorite spoiler tricks, and
how to protect yourself against them. Here is just a partial list
of what is covered:
- Almost 500 "easy reading" pages,
broken up into logical sections and digestible chapters.
- Clear and explicit explanations, recommendations
and instructions, always presented in a logical, step-by-step
sequence, using understandable language, that leave nothing
to guesswork.
- Hundreds of images, diagrams and screen shots
to graphically illustrate important steps and concepts.
- You'll learn the What, Where, Why and How
you need to protect your home and office computers, without
the need for any advanced technical expertise.
- You'll get exclusive and perpetual access
to the Private Members Pages of The Hacker's Nightmare
website, where new features, special bonuses, discounts and
updates are made available to members only.
- How to substantially reduce, and even eliminate,
the threat of intrusion, data theft or damage.
And much, much more. So why continue to run the risks...
Knowledge is power, and it's always what you don't know that can
hurt you the most. Unfortunately very few business owners and managers
have any real "security awareness" of the extent of their
exposure to danger.
You wouldn't leave the final decisions to a consultant or employee
in any other critical area of your business; yet you think you have
no choice when it comes to computer technology.
"But I'm a [manager - office worker - salesperson].
Isn't this book more for the technical people?"
Definitely not!
Many managers, even those with IT staff or consultants on call,
have used The Hacker's Nightmare as an executive overview
they absorb the discussion sections and skip the practical
instructions. Thus they learn the questions they should be asking
of their "computer person", and the instructions to give
them, then leave it to the tech-types to implement the actual blocks,
patches, fixes and preventative measures.
You can be in full control of your computing resources without
becoming a "computer expert". But if you want or need
to be hands-on yourself, everything you need is right there in The
Hacker's Nightmare, and you'll be surprised at how little technical
expertise you'll need to secure your systems.
Slash expenditure on expensive external consultants...
A computer user educated in the ways of the cyber-grubs makes
fewer mistakes and is far less likely to be responsible for an accidental
security breach.
The fewer mistakes made, the less often you have to call on the
services of an expensive specialist to clean up. The cost of professional
services is a big imposition on the small business. And unfortunately...
Not even all IT professionals are as
"security competent" as you might imagine
You won't be damaging your relationship with existing IT service
people either. From my many years as a consultant I can assure you
that most genuine IT contractors would much rather be helping you
improve your procedures and systems than just "mopping up"
all the time.
Some of our business clients purchase a copy of The Hacker's
Nightmare for every employee who uses a computer. Some
even make "signing off" that they have read the book a
condition of employment for all staff members who use computers.
That policy has practically eliminated security
issues due to "user error"
and has saved those companies many thousands of dollars.
Substantially reduce or eliminate system crashes and slowdowns...
One of the major reasons for frequent crashes and slowing down
of computers is the presence of software of an undesirable nature
i.e. malware. Most often it takes the form of spyware which
has been loaded into your computer via eMail or web browsing.
The purpose of most spyware is to watch and record your online
activities and report back to its "master". The information
transmitted may just be used to improve their ability to market
their products to you, or it may be used for much more damaging
purposes.
The most dangerous type of spyware is designed to mine all manner
of sensitive information from your PC and transmit it to cyber-crims
who will have no scruples or regard for your privacy. They will
use any information available to profit from you by theft, impersonation,
blackmail and so on.
Far too many people take no action until their computer is infected,
then waste time searching for information on how to recover from
a particular threat, but it's TOO LATE THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN
DONE. The Hacker's Nightmare provides you with effective
techniques to prevent all such intrusions in the first place.
Stop worrying about the safety of your data and concentrate on
building your business, enjoying your hobby, playing your games
...or whatever reason you bought a computer for in the first place.
If you have ever lost critical data files in the past, you may
already be a little paranoid about backing up, taking copies, etc.
That's fine. Many businesses that suffer a major data loss never
recover.
But have you ever taken a moment to calculate how much time is
spent just on backing up, restoring, copying, archiving, etc.?
Yes, it's an important activity very important but
most small businesses that do implement such safeguards also spend
far more time than they really need to on these necessary but unproductive
tasks.
There are better ways to safeguard against loss in the first place,
and faster ways to recover when an accident does happen.
Here's just a sample of what you'll learn from The Hacker's
Nightmare:
- What a Firewall is and why you must have not
one, but two of them. Very specific advice on selecting a firewall/router.
Effective firewall protection is critically important, inexpensive
and a lot easier than you think.
- A complete chapter on wireless security; this
important information supplements the firewall/router material.
- How improperly disposed of documents embarrassed
a major government, even though the documents had been shredded.
You'll be amazed at what technology can recover from shredded
paper. You'll learn the importance of document shredding, its
weaknesses and what you should know before buying a shredder.
- The inexpensive, no-tapes, stored-off-site,
data backup service that's such a no-brainer you'll wonder how
you ever got along without it. No extra hardware needed. The
only sane way to handle a home or small-business back-up regimen.
- How, in just a few minutes, you can have the
ability to use your home or work computer from remote locations
anywhere in the world, in complete safety. There are many traps
and dangers in remote PC operation, but you'll learn exactly
what they are and how to compensate.
- How multiple PCs can share one Internet account
and gain a significant security advantage into the bargain.
- Important configuration information that is
unique to each individual PC and where to find it.
- How to safely, securely and easily manage and
recall any number of passwords from a handful to hundreds
without having an amazing memory or keeping notes.
- Why a virus hoax can be as damaging as a real
virus.
- How to find out who's trying to access your
computer from the Internet.
- The difference between a Worm, a Virus and
a Trojan, and why an anti virus program alone just isn't good
enough.
- Three essential levels of protection against
Trojans and Spyware.
- How to use "event scheduling" to enhance
your security, free up your time and supplement your fallible
human memory.
- How to remove apparently "unremovable"
viruses in Windows XP.
- Why patches, updates and upgrades are critical
to your computer's security; where to get them and how to stay
up-to-date with minimum effort.
- Why "delete" and "format"
don't completely erase sensitive data, and how to do the job
properly.
- What spoofing is and how to be alert for it.
- Potentially dangerous standard Windows components
you neither need nor want, and how to get rid of them.
- Reliable sources of threat warnings that you
must know about, and how to automate their delivery to you.
- The concept of Good Cookies vs Bad Cookies,
and how to manage both with ease.
- Warning signs that you, your family or staff
may be the targets of a "social engineering" scam.
- Secure passwords and personal computer privacy
go hand-in-hand. You'll not only discover simple ways to create
super-secure passwords but also how to recall the right password
at the right time, without having a super memory.
- The dangers of the popular peer-to-peer file
sharing services and how to protect yourself.
- How to recognize and handle Phishing exploits.
- The truth about the Outlook Preview Pane. Is
it really a security risk?
- The right way to install and remove software.
- And much, much more.
How many more reasons could you want to start taking action immediately?
Frankly, if you're not already convinced that The Hacker's Nightmare
is a must-have, must-read resource for EVERY computer user, you
really need to re-examine your priorities.
Competent consultants charge from $100 per hour, up into
the many hundreds per hour, and invariably there will be a minimum
call-out fee. Hardware technicians may be a little cheaper, but
a minimum charge will still apply.
It's a foregone conclusion that you will not get out of calling
on a technician or consultant for even twice the cost of The
Hacker's Nightmare and you'll have to return to the expert
every time you have a problem.
For owners of The Hacker's Nightmare the likelihood of ever
needing the services of a professional to recover your PC from malware
attack is reduced immeasurably.
I absolutely guarantee you that, if you follow its guidance, The
Hacker's Nightmare will save you many, many hours of lost productivity,
not to mention frustration, anger, data loss, identity theft and
so on.
But that's not all...
Look, I won't deceive you. Depending on the nature of the problem
it may eventually be necessary to call on a pro, because there are
some things that just can't be rectified from afar.
But if something in The Hackers Nightmare does stump you,
your first call need not be to a costly professional. Your first
contact can be to a FREE consultant. Yep, that's yours truly ...
me ... the guy who wrote the book! Run your problem past me first
and let's see if we can't leave the costly professional right out
of the equation. [NOTE: Free support by eMail is strictly limited
to topics discussed in the book.]
So how much is that service alone worth to you? I can tell you
that I normally charge considerably more than $100 per hour, with
a one hour minimum!
Here's just a few of the bonuses you get full access to with your
purchase of The Hackers Nightmare...

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$27 value.
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a complete secure computing environment within another computer.
Used extensively by computer professionals, a virtual PC allows
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OK, It's Decision time!
The
vermin of the Internet aren't going to disappear any time soon.
Their conduct is becoming more dangerous and more disgraceful all
the time. The Hacker's Nightmare can show you exactly
how to guard against them, but YOU must take the first step, so
ACT NOW.
Enlist The Hacker's Nightmare into your ranks and
watch the threats beat uselessly against your defenses.
And to prove my sincerity let me carry
all the risk!
I want you to clearly understand that you risk absolutely nothing
to discover that every single claim on this page is gospel-truth.
If this isn't the best $67 you ever spent on your computer ...
on your privacy and safety ... on your peace of mind ... then I
don't want your money!
I'll give you TWO FULL
MONTHS to use The Hacker's Nightmare risk-free.
If you're not completely happy with what you discover
in that time, I don't want your money. I'd be too embarrassed to
keep it.
Now it's up to you...
You know what you'll
receive. You know there's a 60-day money-back guarantee, you know
that many people like you have already benefited, and you know there's
no risk at all , so give yourself the advantages that people worldwide,
like those quoted at the bottom of this page, have experienced for
themselves.
Today, tomorrow, any time at all, YOU could be the
next victim of some lowlife hacker or crim, the vermin responsible
for flooding the Internet with viruses, trojans, spyware, scams,
entrapment websites, phishing eMails the list of threats
is depressingly long.
REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE LINE OF FIRE!
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you enough for creating this wonderful book. I have done little
else since I downloaded it other than print, read, experiment
and learn. You are truly a genius and a very kind person."
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- Manzanita OR USA
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